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    I've just been looking at rebuilding my PC, And this is what I've come up with;

    Allied PSU 500W ATXPFC 12cm fan SATA 1 to 2 RoHS - 500W12PPFC - www.microdirect.co.uk - Optional PSU, Which is 500W, It's 19 pounds more but I get a free 400W PSU with the case, is it really worth paying?

    ThermalTake HARDCANO 14HDD COOLER A2321 - A2321 - www.microdirect.co.uk - Cooler

    Corsair 2048MB TwinX XMS2 6400C4 DDR2 4-4-4-12 800Mhz Memory Kit (2 x 1024MB) - TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - www.microdirect.co.uk - 2GB RAM

    Maxtor 500GB Diamondmax2 SATA2Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm 32MB - STM3500320AS - www.microdirect.co.uk - 500GB Hard Drive

    SoundBlaster Audigy SE 7.1 surroundsound Internal oem - 30SB057000000 - www.microdirect.co.uk - Sound Card

    ATi Radeon X1650PRO 512MB PCI-E DVI, TV Out Oem - 13297 - www.microdirect.co.uk - Graphics Card

    Asus Motherboard M2A-VM HDMI AM2 AMD 690G DDR2 integrated VGA micro ATX - M2A-VM HDMI - www.microdirect.co.uk - Motherboard

    AMD CPU AM2 5200 Dual CoreAthlon 64 Socket AM2 940 PIN Retail box inc fan (3yr Manufacturers Warranty) - ADO5200DOBOX - www.microdirect.co.uk - Dual Core Processor

    Lite-on DVD ROM SATA Black oem DH-16D2S-02C - DH-16D2S-02C - www.microdirect.co.uk - DVD Drive

    MD FC-GR11A Black midi tower case 400W PSU +HT Air duct +USB ATX - FC-GR11A - www.microdirect.co.uk - Sexy case, with 400W PSU

    So all together, it comes to;
    269.71 with a 400W PSU - or
    288.76 with a 500W PSU

    So basically, tell me what you think, what could be improved and is worth buying the larger PSU?

    Thanks.


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    Looks alright, but you really don't need the HDD cooler. Hard drives work better when they are warmer.

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    I thought they blew up when they were too warm? :S
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    Nah, they start to malfunction when they hit 50c+. I can tell you now that isn't going to happen unless you have like 7 hard drives packed together

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    Okay =] And the PSU, What difference does the exta 100W make, and is it worth buying?
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    Nah, with those specs a 400w PSU should be fine.

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    Looks ok for a basic, budget PC.

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